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EJM Malin Head Radio
Irish Coast Radio Service

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Portisheadradio GKA
1968-1971


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Brisbaneradio VIB
1912-2002
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"Oasis of the Seas"
World's largest passenger liner leaves ship yard - Finland - 2009
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"Estelle Maersk" - world's largest container vessel
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"Queen Elizabeth II"
departing Southampton [UK] for the very last time
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Liner "Queen Elizabeth II"
In rough weather
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Liner "Queen Elizabeth II"
Last voyage - mid Atlantic 12th October 2008
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Liner "Queen Elizabeth II"
Arrives in Liverpool UK after her final voyage
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Liner "Queen Mary"
Launched on the Clyde and her maiden voyage
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3 Queens [ships]"
Southampton [UK] when "QE2"; "QM2" & "Queen Victoria" were in port - great sirens too!
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Fresh to frightening
North Atlantic Storm off Iceland
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P&O "Canberra"
Arriving Southampton at end of Falklands war
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"HMS Vanguard"
The last British battleship which never fired a shot in anger.
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"The Dubliners"
"The Irish Rover" - traditional sea shanty!
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"The Dubliners"
"Whiskey in the Jar" - traditional!
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Jonboy [Jonathan] Walton - VK4CY

General Document Gallery of VK4CY

Part Five - Various Awards, Certificates & Documents: 1955 - present date
G7SV Bridlington
"G7SV"
NESWT Bridlington circa 1958 - sadly all gone. Photo. via the NESWT Association
C&G RAE#55 result
"PASS"
Photo. copy of my City & Guilds Examination #55 pass docket # 14025 for the British Radio Amateur Certificate - 5th May 1961. Photo. by VK4CY
HRO receiver
"HRO Receiver"
Modified HRO receiver complete with pre-selector & other "mods". Photo. by G3PLQ
LI2B QSL card
"LI2B"
QSL card from 1969 Ra expedition worked when 1/2 way across Atlantic 13.6.1969 by G3PLQ. Photo. by G3PLQ/VK4CY
W6RO QSL card
"W6RO"
QSL card of W6RO "Queen Mary" at Long Beach, California USA. Photo. by VK4CY
GKA - Joe McCabe
"Joe McCabe's sketches"
Marvellous artist - Joe captured the rapt attention given to one of the PO girls brought in to assist with the telex traffic. On the extreme RHS one was drinking the tape water contents instead of his tea. Factual. The GKA [Portisheadradio] boys when I was there will appreciate this one. Sketch by J. McCabe - photo. by VK4CY Ex GKA
VK4CY/MM QSL card
"VK4CY/MM"
Sample QSL card for /MM operations. Similar card used in early days of ANARS - vessel pictured is "Mobil Flinders" VJEU. Photo. by VK4CY
GKB5 QSL card
"GKB5"
QSL card from GKB5 12MHz/14MHz - Portisheadradio. Also worked them on 8MHz/7MHz & 16MHz/21MHz - special dispensation given by UK authorities. Photo. by VK4CY
GKA QSL card front cover
"GKB5"
QSL card from Portisheadradio [front cover]. Photo. by VK4CY
BA8AG - QSL from China
"BA8AG"
QSL card from China - 22 years trying to get a CW card!!. Photo. by VK4CY

LINK to Part One - British Merchant Navy: 1955 - 1968

LINK to Part Two - Australian Merchant Navy: 1979 - 1994

LINK to Part Three - AMSA Radio Surveyor Brisbane: 1994 - present date

LINK to Part Four - Radio Amateurs - past & present: 1955 - present date

LINK to Part Six - Complete 00 Gauge model locomotive collection

 


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